These short pieces come mostly from Purcell’s theatre music. In spite of their modest length they are stuffed full of musical content; the harmonies in the slower pieces are particularly wonderful, and you may have to play some of these pieces a couple of times before you believe what you are hearing.
(Larry Bernstein)
- Overture (Distressed Innocence)
- Air (Distressed Innocence)
- Slow Air (Distressed Innocence)
- Air (Amphitryon)
- First Act Tune (King Arthur)
- Minuet (Amphitryon)
- Hornpipe (Amphitryon)
- Bourée (Amphitryon)
- Slow Air (The Double Dealer)
- Air (Bonduca)
- Overture (Suite in G)
- Bourée (Suite in G)
- Fairest Isle (King Arthur)
- Minuet (Suite in G)
- Gavotte (Suite in G)
- Monkey’s Dance (The Fairy Queen)
- Overture (Dioclesian)
- Song Tune (King Arthur)
- Symphony (The Fairy Queen)
- Air (Abdelazar)
- Jig (Abdelazer)
- Bourrée (The Virtuous Wife)
- Scotch Tune (Amphitryon)
- Jig (The Old Bachelor)
- Hornpipe (The Virtuous Wife)
